Happy Birthday!

[optatio]

August 30

John Surman - 1944

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August 31

Gunter Hampel - *1937 in Göttingen, living in Göttingen

JAZZPODIUM 4-5/2025, p. 6

Edited August 31 by optatio

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September 1

Essiet Okon Essiet - 1956

[optatio]

September 2

John Zorn - 1953

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September 3

Peter Bernstein - 1967

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September 4

Dave Liebman - 1946

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September 5

Lars Danielsson - 1958

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September 7

Sonny Rollins - 1930

[T.D.]

7 hours ago, optatio said:

September 7

Sonny Rollins - 1930

Happy 95th!

[Hardbopjazz]

Long live the Saxophone Colossus. 
Here is Sonny performing at the Keystone Korner in 1972. How beautiful he plays My One And Only Love. He makes his horn sing. 
https://mega.nz/folder/PxIgHQbI#JFQJ_t6cColSxPCcD9huvA 

[tranemonk]

On 9/7/2025 at 9:23 AM, T.D. said:

Happy 95th!

I am so glad I got to see him 5-6 times before he basically retired. If I had to guess, he was in his late 60s/early 70s. He could still blow then. Great man! Is Lucille still alive?

[jazzbo]

I saw him when he was around 70. Still a force of nature!

Edited 9 hours ago by jazzbo

[optatio]

Saw him in Hamburg in the main hall of the Laeiszhalle on November 28, 2008 - a great event!

Line-up: Sonny Rollins (ts), Clifton Anderson (tb), Bobby Broom (g), Bob Cranshaw (b, voc), Kimati Dinizulu (perc), Kobie Watkins (dr)

[T.D.]

9 hours ago, tranemonk said:

I am so glad I got to see him 5-6 times before he basically retired. If I had to guess, he was in his late 60s/early 70s. He could still blow then. Great man! Is Lucille still alive?

No, Lucille passed in 2004. 

Sonny Rollins supposedly lives in or near Woodstock, NY, less than an hour from me. But he is extremely private, and I don't know anyone who's seen him around the town.

Edited 38 minutes ago by T.D.